Synonyms of lags

lags 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lag

1

as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor

during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fades
• weakens
• sags
• goes
• fails
• sinks
• decays
• languishes
• droops
• deteriorates
• wilts
• withers
• wastes (away)
• flags
• emaciates
• yields
• breaks down
• wears out
• rots
• degenerates
• runs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• rebounds
• rallies
• recuperates
• gains
• convalesces

2

as in delays

to move or act slowly

the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delays
• lingers
• drags
• crawls
• pokes
• dawdles
• creeps
• loiters
• plays
• strolls
• shuffles
• marks time
• drops behind
• mopes
• hangs fire
• falls behind
• diddles
• tarries
• stalls
• lollygags
• staggers
• dallies
• lallygags
• drags one's heels
• idles
• dillydallies
• lounges
• takes one's time
• drags one's feet
• shilly-shallies
• fools around
• decelerates
• ambles
• inches
• fiddles (around)
• potters (around)
• putters (around)
• saunters
• hangs (around or out)
• eases
• slows (down or up)
• messes around
• monkeys (around)
• trifles
• loafs
• lolls
• plods
• lumbers
• temporizes
• procrastinates
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speeds
• races
• runs
• tears
• flies
• rushes
• barrels
• courses
• rips
• hurries
• hastens
• whizzes
• scurries
• dashes
• careers
• whirls
• scoots
• zips
• whisks
• hurtles
• rockets
• bolts
• hustles
• runs
• scrambles
• darts
• humps
• scuds
• accelerates
• breezes
• stampedes
• trots
• bowls
• gallops
• jogs
• sprints
• hotfoots (it)
• speeds (up)
• quickens
• outpaces
• overtakes
• outstrips
• outruns
• catches up
• fast-forwards

lags

2 of 2

noun

plural of lag

as in slowdowns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowdowns
• hesitations
• delays
• pauses
• setbacks
• waits
• holdups
• foot-draggings
• postponements
• deferrals
• respites
• detentions
• holding patterns
• detainments
• deferments
• holdbacks
• reprieves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• dispatches
• hastes
• promptitudes